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Children's Fiction Adolescence

Easy Avenue

by (author) Brian Doyle

Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Initial publish date
Oct 1998
Category
Adolescence, Humorous Stories, Peer Pressure
Recommended Age
11 to 14
Recommended Grade
6 to 9
Recommended Reading age
11 to 14
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888996053
    Publish Date
    Mar 2004
    List Price
    $7.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554980147
    Publish Date
    Oct 1998
    List Price
    $5.99

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Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award

In his first year in high school, Hubbo O'Driscoll is torn between his poor but fun friends and the shallow but rich kids.

In this novel based on Great Expectations, Brian Doyle does a brilliant job of dealing with the issue of class and all its implications. Poverty, social climbing and the connotations of each are presented through the classic Doyle blend of humor and gravity.

About the author

Brian Doyle is a four-time winner of the Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year for Children Award. His American honors include being selected for the Horn Book's Fanfare List, the ABA "Pick of the Lists" and the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age. He has also won the NSK Neustadt Prize, the Phoenix Honor Award, and he has been named a finalist for the Hans Christian Anderson Award. He lives in Chelsea, Quebec.

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Awards

  • Winner, CLA Book of the Year for Children Award

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